By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) Board of Trustees discussed with legal counsel in Executive Session their authority to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary at their Tuesday, June 23, 2020, regular meeting and later came out in Open…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Maverick County joins the State of Texas and the United States with a rapidly surging number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases as the Texas Department of State Health Services reported 16 new cases on Thursday, June 25, 2020, raising…

By Sarah R. Champagne, The Texas Tribune June 25, 2020 “Gov. Greg Abbott pauses Texas’ reopening, bans elective surgeries in four counties to preserve bed space for coronavirus patients” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

By Meena Venkataramanan, The Texas Tribune June 25, 2020 “Texans struggle to find work in the Rio Grande Valley, where unemployment has nearly tripled” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

By Alexa Ura and Anna Novak, The Texas Tribune June 25, 2020 “Texas’ Hispanic population grew by 2 million in the past decade, on pace to be largest share of state by 2021” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2020 “Federal court tosses suit brought by Texas Democrats seeking to revive straight-ticket voting” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide…

By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2020 “Lawmakers from both parties urge Trump administration to keep funding seven coronavirus testing sites” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…

By Sarah R. Champagne and Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2020 “Texas’ coronavirus positivity rate exceeds “warning flag” level Abbott set as businesses reopened” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Maverick County is in the midst of an infectious spike of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases since Memorial Day weekend in May 2020 similar to the State of Texas and the United States. City of Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E….

By Meena Venkataramanan, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2020 “New York imposes travel restrictions on visitors from Texas, the latest coronavirus hot spot” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…